close reading of eric hobsbawm’s “the age of revolution”
eric hobsbawm’s the age of revolution: 1789-1848 examines the foundational period in which the modern world began to take shape. the two […]
akitu festival: babylon’s cosmic rebirth ritual
one of the most fascinating rituals of ancient mesopotamia, the akitu festival, was more than just a new year’s celebration
scene: chief and mormon women
in the vast and desolate lands of wyoming, at the foothills of the black hills, native american warriors attacked a
phantom code
prologue: digital limbo yu-jin, a social media influencer with millions of followers, had drifted so far from her own reality
isadora vega: story of a trans mob (1)
-1- isadora vega. she had carefully done her makeup, wearing high heels that made her already tall frame even taller.
the last duel – eric jager
the smell of smoke still lingered in the streets of paris. on a cold winter morning in 1386, people stumbled
strangers, gods and monsters – richard kearney
richard kearney’s “strangers, gods and monsters” is a profound exploration of the human struggle to define itself in relation to
the dawn of everything – david graeber and david wengrow
traditional histories often present human development as a linear progression, from hunter-gatherer groups to agricultural revolutions and eventually hierarchical state
stalin and hitler at a dinner table
year: 1943. location: a “neutral peace room.” but don’t imagine a quiet, solemn room. no. this is not diplomatic, it’s
the novice devil
malcolm. when he arrived in the town, nothing changed. at first. but whispers began. they crept through alleyways, lingered in